Why am I changing this blog? Well, honestly, I obviously wasn't writing the old one very darn often, so I figured I'd try something else to see if it holds my attention a little better. What am I doing here? Well, I love to surf the net, but realized that I always went to the same 3 or 4 sites. That's boring, there are literally millions of sites out there that HAVE to be somewhat entertaining.
But, how can I help you, Chris? I'm very glad you asked. Send me notes and comments about what sites you go to or you've found to be entertaining. I'll check them out, and write about them. Then hopefully, once we gather a few more readers than just my 2 faithful readers, we'll get enough input that folks will learn about new sites to waste time on.
So, let's get started: (easy ones to start with)
Facebook : The social networking site that's sweeping the nation...blah blah blah. OK, so everyone's heard of Facebook. If not, I'm guessing you're not actually aware of what the internet is, and have never owned anything more advanced than a stapeler (manual, not electric). IT's a great way to catch up with friends from the old neighborhood, grade and high school, college, work, and meet new friends. It's got it's good points, such as ease of use, interesting games and applications, huge following, but it's got some issues too. The recent changes making everyones new friends and new groups visable to all their friends junks up my view, and makes it harder for me to keep up with my friends true status changes. All of this can be followed all over the web, even on numerous groups in FB itself. However, I'm going to talk about a specific addiction on Facebook...Apps! I'll probably revisit this topic form time to time as I find new ones to waste my time. Today's favorites are FarmVille and CastleAge.
FarmVille: You get to be a virtual farmer, and grow crops and raise animals and trees. OK, so it sounds cheesy, but it's strangely addictive. There is a great 'Awards' system, where you have goals to achieve, such as number of crops grown, animals found and raised, etc. It becomes fun to try to get to the next award, and compare yourself to your friends. An old feature getting more life within the App is the appearance of 'season' items and animals. My favorite, possibly cooresponding to the re-make of 'V' on ABC, was the introduction of Crop Circles, and Alien cows. I've never laughted harder at a computer game then the first time I bought a green cow with anntennae that gives me 'Milkutonium' when harvested. Astonishingly easy to use and weirdle addictive. You'll find yourself checking your farm everytime you log on.
CastleAge: Fight against monsters, dragons, warriors and the like while earning money and experiance to grow your own Kingdom. Not a very mentally challenging game, very little strategy or skill, but with some of the new features added recently, it's worth a look. The addition of LARGE monsters to defeat, you are almost forced to reachout for friends or make new ones, as some of the beasties take literally thousands of hits to die. You buy castles and marketplaces to gain income, you gain or buy equipment and magic items as you go to strengthen your army and allow you to beat bigger and badder evil doers. Easy, mindless, great way to lose 20-25 minutes at a time.
Well, bloggers, that's it for this post, let me know what you'd like to check out next!
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Oh my dear God, he's posting again!
I steadfastly refuse to go a whole year without poasting, so here goes....
what has happened since last November....
Well, we went to Mexico with the Reptile Clan for another glorious Wedding. Q and Krissy rocked out worlds with their fantastic beach wedding! Adn we even got to watch the superbowl from the beach. That was fantastic. What else happened in Mexico...OH YEAH! I knocked up my wife...So for those readers that are 1) underage, 2) have or will ahve children who are underage, or 3) are ever thinking about having sex... IT ONLY TAKES ONE TIME! :-)
In all seriousness, I wish I had the skill to put into words how excited I am to become a dad for the second time! Ana is the best thing that's ever happened to me, followed a VERY close second by my marriage to my wonderful wife, and I can not freakin' wait until my life is touched by another tiny hand! We're having another girl, so I'm officially outnumbered.
On a sad note, on September 4th of this year we lost our boy Ambrose. For those that know us and knew the puppers, you know that this was a huge blow to Natalie and I. He was only 6, and should have had a much longer life ahead of him, but the tumor around his heart disagreed, and he left us. We're handling it on our own, and while there are still bad days, I'm trying hard to remember the wonderful times we had with the big lummox, rather than rememebr that he was taken from us so darn early. I can't say enough about what he meant to us, but my lovely wife did a fantastic job - Check it out http://theimpendingpicchi.blogspot.com/2009/09/ambrose-winston-1112002-942009.html
What else...I'm still on a quest for enlightenment. I've been re-investigating my spritual side, and have determined one thing... I am NOT a religious person. I have been dabbling in Buddhism, and so far am very intrigued. I admit that there are a few piece that I just can't fathom, like the fact that if I don't achieve enlightenment I may come back as a stink beetle (Which some of you may say is an improvement). Or the fact that I'm not supposed to kill bugs. OK, I get not beign that little kid with the magnifying glass lighting ants on fire, but let's be realistic here. I hate spiders. I'm not sure you understand...I REALLY hate spiders. Think Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter series, or Aragog from Lord of the Rigns. I HATE SPIDERS. And it's very, very hard for me to get one on a piece of paper so I can let it go outside. So..how do I get around this little quandry? I ask my wife to kill it.
Well, I've got a lot more things to write about, but I have to return to working, and I want to see if I actually write in this again before next year...
what has happened since last November....
Well, we went to Mexico with the Reptile Clan for another glorious Wedding. Q and Krissy rocked out worlds with their fantastic beach wedding! Adn we even got to watch the superbowl from the beach. That was fantastic. What else happened in Mexico...OH YEAH! I knocked up my wife...So for those readers that are 1) underage, 2) have or will ahve children who are underage, or 3) are ever thinking about having sex... IT ONLY TAKES ONE TIME! :-)
In all seriousness, I wish I had the skill to put into words how excited I am to become a dad for the second time! Ana is the best thing that's ever happened to me, followed a VERY close second by my marriage to my wonderful wife, and I can not freakin' wait until my life is touched by another tiny hand! We're having another girl, so I'm officially outnumbered.
On a sad note, on September 4th of this year we lost our boy Ambrose. For those that know us and knew the puppers, you know that this was a huge blow to Natalie and I. He was only 6, and should have had a much longer life ahead of him, but the tumor around his heart disagreed, and he left us. We're handling it on our own, and while there are still bad days, I'm trying hard to remember the wonderful times we had with the big lummox, rather than rememebr that he was taken from us so darn early. I can't say enough about what he meant to us, but my lovely wife did a fantastic job - Check it out http://theimpendingpicchi.blogspot.com/2009/09/ambrose-winston-1112002-942009.html
What else...I'm still on a quest for enlightenment. I've been re-investigating my spritual side, and have determined one thing... I am NOT a religious person. I have been dabbling in Buddhism, and so far am very intrigued. I admit that there are a few piece that I just can't fathom, like the fact that if I don't achieve enlightenment I may come back as a stink beetle (Which some of you may say is an improvement). Or the fact that I'm not supposed to kill bugs. OK, I get not beign that little kid with the magnifying glass lighting ants on fire, but let's be realistic here. I hate spiders. I'm not sure you understand...I REALLY hate spiders. Think Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter series, or Aragog from Lord of the Rigns. I HATE SPIDERS. And it's very, very hard for me to get one on a piece of paper so I can let it go outside. So..how do I get around this little quandry? I ask my wife to kill it.
Well, I've got a lot more things to write about, but I have to return to working, and I want to see if I actually write in this again before next year...
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Well, I guess it's time again....
...to bore and upset my 1 reader.
A few tips for today's suburban driver: 1) Use your damn turn signal, 2) When you do use your signal, please note this does not automatically clear the lane next to you, you are still required to turn your head and look, 3) It's not a race, really, we're all headed down the same road. When you spped, the slam on your brakes, and weave in and out of traffic, you're actually making the traffic worse. Plus it makes you look like an asshole. 4) I'm glad you like your music, I really am, but I do not need to have my fillings removed by the BAAAAAASE from your crappy '82 POS.
Otherwise, how's life going? Well, work is pure and unadulterated hell, just like every year at this time... AND I LOVE IT!!!! I love this time of year, I live for the stress, the pain, and the emergencies. Now, my wife may disagree, but hey, she still loves me..usually.
It's November 13th and my Halloween decorations are still up...oh well, sue me. No, don't really, I can't afford it. I've determined that I hate credit card debt. My wife is getting severed from her employer...again...and we're trying to see how to live on 1 income for the next few months....ouch. So, to our friends and family that want to do things with us in November and December, unless those things are free, close to home, and come with free babysitting, we're not available.
Being a Dad ROCKS!! I love the hell out of this kid! Even when we decide we'd rather wear our dinner than eat it. Even when we decide that it's now cry time, even if it's not really. And I'm really wondering if this kiddo's ever going to get teeth!
OK, I promise Wudchuk that I'll try to do this more often.
A few tips for today's suburban driver: 1) Use your damn turn signal, 2) When you do use your signal, please note this does not automatically clear the lane next to you, you are still required to turn your head and look, 3) It's not a race, really, we're all headed down the same road. When you spped, the slam on your brakes, and weave in and out of traffic, you're actually making the traffic worse. Plus it makes you look like an asshole. 4) I'm glad you like your music, I really am, but I do not need to have my fillings removed by the BAAAAAASE from your crappy '82 POS.
Otherwise, how's life going? Well, work is pure and unadulterated hell, just like every year at this time... AND I LOVE IT!!!! I love this time of year, I live for the stress, the pain, and the emergencies. Now, my wife may disagree, but hey, she still loves me..usually.
It's November 13th and my Halloween decorations are still up...oh well, sue me. No, don't really, I can't afford it. I've determined that I hate credit card debt. My wife is getting severed from her employer...again...and we're trying to see how to live on 1 income for the next few months....ouch. So, to our friends and family that want to do things with us in November and December, unless those things are free, close to home, and come with free babysitting, we're not available.
Being a Dad ROCKS!! I love the hell out of this kid! Even when we decide we'd rather wear our dinner than eat it. Even when we decide that it's now cry time, even if it's not really. And I'm really wondering if this kiddo's ever going to get teeth!
OK, I promise Wudchuk that I'll try to do this more often.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Shel for President -
OK, so my one reader may remember that I've had a few interesting debates with my good friend Shel. Well NOT TODAY MISTER!
I have been kicking around writing my thoughts about the bailout plan, and the state of our eceonomy, and out namby pamby excuses and blame game (Yes, I used namby pamby in a sentance, and I'm proud of it), and all I manage to do is get all worked up and too pissed to write.
Then today, I'm checking out my friends blogs, and lo and behold, I see Ms. Shels. Go, read it NOW
http://shels-blog.blogspot.com/2008/09/i-dont-wanna-be-political-energy.html
While there may be a few differences of opinions around the edges, I agree 10000% with the basic sentiment. This is not any ONE persons fault folks, stop looking for a scapegoat, there ain't one. It's EVERYONES fault who bought something they couldn't afford on credit, or just HAD to have that huge SUV they couldn't afford. Suck it up folks. Unless you have no debt, and are living 100% within your means, you are part of what caused this, so stop trying to pass the buck.
We will get through this, and we'll hopefully get through this smarter. And if you don't learn anything, then at least I'll be happier knowing I did.
I have been kicking around writing my thoughts about the bailout plan, and the state of our eceonomy, and out namby pamby excuses and blame game (Yes, I used namby pamby in a sentance, and I'm proud of it), and all I manage to do is get all worked up and too pissed to write.
Then today, I'm checking out my friends blogs, and lo and behold, I see Ms. Shels. Go, read it NOW
http://shels-blog.blogspot.com/2008/09/i-dont-wanna-be-political-energy.html
While there may be a few differences of opinions around the edges, I agree 10000% with the basic sentiment. This is not any ONE persons fault folks, stop looking for a scapegoat, there ain't one. It's EVERYONES fault who bought something they couldn't afford on credit, or just HAD to have that huge SUV they couldn't afford. Suck it up folks. Unless you have no debt, and are living 100% within your means, you are part of what caused this, so stop trying to pass the buck.
We will get through this, and we'll hopefully get through this smarter. And if you don't learn anything, then at least I'll be happier knowing I did.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
He likes fruit with his meat....
the newspaper headline about a soft cuddly polar bear? A recipe book for new exciting recepies? No, of course not. This would be what my wife thought of when she saw a recipe for turkey burgers, and thought of me. Hmmm, how the hell do I take that? There's 1) Awwww, how sweet, My wife is thinking of me, and wants me to be happy when I eat? then there's 2) Why is my wife thinking of me and fruit in the same sentance?
Anywho...how are you faithful reader? I hope on whatever diety you put your faith in that you are better than me! I am sick, and for once, I do not mean in the head! I feel like ther eis a small yak, or perhaps a large emu sitting on my chest. I am coughing at all hours of the day and night, and I can't seem to get any better. AARRGGHH. Oh well, what sweet release from work death would bring. And it'd guarentee my baby girl could go to the college of her choice.
Ok, so I'm not really going to die...that'd be too easy on you, and you could go through life not having to read anymore of my mindless rambling. In case you haven't noticed, I'm stalling. I can't really think of anything to gripe about today...
The Presidential Election - naaa, too damn easy. But I will say how clever both candidates are to keep sniping at each other so no one notices that no one seems to be talking about any actual issues. I predict that by the year 2100, we'll just put a bunch of names in a hat and let a lobotomized monkey pull the name of our next president.
Work - naa, too depressing.
Marriage - naa, too wonderful. (aaawwwww)
OK, I got one. 9/11. Now, DO NOT misread this, I salute every brave man and woman who risked or lost their lives that day, and I FULLY support out troops around the world. What pisses me off is a combination of the speeches/events, and or the press coverage of those same this year. Not that we shouldn't remember every year, but all the sudden, every politician, celebrity, and talking head tis doing some special or article or speech or tribute on this, the oft remembered 7th anniversary. Am I the only one here cynical enough to just think all the coverage is because it's an election year? damn politicians...
Anywho...how are you faithful reader? I hope on whatever diety you put your faith in that you are better than me! I am sick, and for once, I do not mean in the head! I feel like ther eis a small yak, or perhaps a large emu sitting on my chest. I am coughing at all hours of the day and night, and I can't seem to get any better. AARRGGHH. Oh well, what sweet release from work death would bring. And it'd guarentee my baby girl could go to the college of her choice.
Ok, so I'm not really going to die...that'd be too easy on you, and you could go through life not having to read anymore of my mindless rambling. In case you haven't noticed, I'm stalling. I can't really think of anything to gripe about today...
The Presidential Election - naaa, too damn easy. But I will say how clever both candidates are to keep sniping at each other so no one notices that no one seems to be talking about any actual issues. I predict that by the year 2100, we'll just put a bunch of names in a hat and let a lobotomized monkey pull the name of our next president.
Work - naa, too depressing.
Marriage - naa, too wonderful. (aaawwwww)
OK, I got one. 9/11. Now, DO NOT misread this, I salute every brave man and woman who risked or lost their lives that day, and I FULLY support out troops around the world. What pisses me off is a combination of the speeches/events, and or the press coverage of those same this year. Not that we shouldn't remember every year, but all the sudden, every politician, celebrity, and talking head tis doing some special or article or speech or tribute on this, the oft remembered 7th anniversary. Am I the only one here cynical enough to just think all the coverage is because it's an election year? damn politicians...
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